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GLOWHOST // BUILD LOG

Built in public.
Remembered in order.

The Glowhost story from the first launch on July 24, 2026 through every platform update that follows.

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AISupportSecurity

Meet GlowAI

GlowAI gives creators a focused companion for planning GDPS projects, understanding errors, and preparing useful bug reports.

  • Launched the GlowAI companion at glowai.glowhost.us.
  • Added context-aware GDPS planning, core comparisons, and structured bug triage.
  • Added automatic common-secret redaction, abuse limits, resettable chat history, and a clear advisory-only boundary.
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AnniversaryCommunityWebsite

One month of Glowhost

Glowhost Anniversary Week celebrates the community's first month with a limited-time site event through September 1.

  • Added a sitewide anniversary ribbon and live countdown.
  • Published a dedicated celebration page in every supported language.
  • Set the campaign to expire automatically after September 1, 2026 Pacific Time.
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WebsiteLocalizationAccounts

Glowhost speaks your language

Language-specific sites became full Glowhost entry points with isolated sign-in cookies, translated public pages, and a central language directory.

  • Added lang.glowhost.us as the directory for every supported language.
  • Made locale dashboards and Discord activation use host-only session cookies.
  • Added Arabic, Hindi, Italian, Dutch, Ukrainian, Thai, Filipino, and Malay.
  • Added Mandarin at ch.glowhost.us while preserving zh.glowhost.us as an alias.
  • Added safe one-use SSO between language sites without sharing cookies with tenant GDPS hosts.
  • Added a fully translated /activate flow and native Discord bot responses for every language site.
  • Restored old GDPS addresses as permanent backup links to randomized project folders.
  • Recovered the original July 24 homepage at july.glowhost.us on its own read-only archive service.
  • Added changelogs.glowhost.us with JSON and RSS feeds.
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WebsitePolicy

A clearer public Glowhost

The homepage, products, terms, privacy, and contact pages were rebuilt around a more complete public identity.

  • Reworked the Glowhost homepage and product network presentation.
  • Published clearer Terms of Service and Privacy Policy pages.
  • Added RainbowHost and GDMKT to the Glowhost product family.
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SMPCommunity

Glowhost SMP opens

The Glowhost community expanded beyond GDPS hosting with a Java and Bedrock survival server.

  • Introduced the protected lobby, survival world, PvP route, shop, and yen economy.
  • Published the SMP homepage and server status information at smp.glowhost.us.
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SecurityAccounts

Safer creation and more ways to sign in

Protected actions gained human verification and Glowhost added a second account provider.

  • Added reCAPTCHA enforcement to GDPS creation and protected key actions.
  • Added Google sign-in alongside Discord verification.
  • Published contact, terms, and privacy routes for account support.
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DiscordAccounts

The bot comes online

Glowhost Bot gained live network statistics and a more reliable activation workflow.

  • Added online presence statistics for users, GDPS projects, and servers.
  • Made /activate issue a private, short-lived, one-use dashboard login.
  • Added Discord, YouTube, and forum social links.
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DashboardCores

Owner tools grow up

Dashboards gained practical GDPS management features instead of being a static landing page.

  • Added account and level browsing, reupload tools, staff roles, and project registration controls.
  • Introduced optional account activation email support.
  • Expanded core choices and added isolated per-project configuration.
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SwitcherProvisioning

Switcher files and safer core setup

Hosted projects became easier to add to GDPS Switcher while core customization became less invasive.

  • Added switcher/getInfo.php and configurable Geometry Dash icon rendering.
  • Changed MegaSa1nt provisioning to configure connection.php without rewriting the rest of the core.
  • Added generated database credentials to owner management pages.
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OriginLaunch

The first Glowhost launch

Glowhost began as one idea: type a GDPS name and let the hosting platform handle everything behind it.

  • Built the first orange Glowhost homepage and owner dashboard.
  • Connected Discord /activate verification to GDPS creation access.
  • Automated private MySQL database, user, password, and core provisioning.
  • Added a three-project free limit, recent GDPS discovery, and phpMyAdmin access.
Open recovered July 24 homepage